Knockdown furniture



F. P. HOLTZMAN KNOCKDOWN FURNITURE.

MPUCAHON FILED NOV. 25. 1918.

1,372,672, Patenmd Mar. 22, 1921.

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FRANK 1. HOLTZMAN, 0F COLUMBUS, OHIO.

KNOCKDOWN FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

Application filed November 25, 1918. Serial No. 263,971.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK P. HOLTZMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Knockdown Furniture, ofwhich the followingis a spccification.

This invention relates to knock down furniture and consists in improvedmeans whereby parts may be easily and quickly assembled and securedtogether or separated without the use of special. tools, and compactedto economize space in storage or shipment.

I have shown the invention as embodied in a combined piano bench orstool and cabinet but the invention can be used in other articles withequal or similar advantages.

In the accompanying drawings- F'gure l is a top plan view showing theseat or cover for the cabinet raised.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the inner side of the leg frame.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line III --III Fig. 2 of the legframe applied to the bench but not secured thereto.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional detail on a larger scale taken on theline IV-IV, Fig. 3.

Fig, 5 is detail taken on the line V-V, Fig. 4.

The bench in the present instance includes a box-like portion 6 havinghinged thereto at 7, 7, a cover or lid which when turned down upon theportion 6 closes the box and forms the seat of the stool or bench. Thereare two leg frames-one for each end of the box or bench, and eachincludes a pair of legs 8 connected by a cross piece 9 at the top. Theends of the box-like portion 6 are provided with a tongue 10 and thecross piece 9 between the legs is provided with a matching groove 11 tofit on the tongue 10. The cross piece 9 is also provided with sockets 12in the bottom of the groove to receive eyebolts 13, said eyebolts eachbeing secured pivotally and permanently by a pin 14:

driven into the cross piece from its lower edge. When the eyebolts arenot connected a similar horizontal sectional with the cabinet they canbe turned down within the groove as shown in Fig. 5.

The ends of the box are each provided with holes 15 through which thethreaded portions of the eyebolts are passed and protruded when the legframes are to be attached to the box; and after such protrusion suitablenuts-preferably butterfly or winged nuts, such as shown at 16, Fig. 1,are turned up tightly on the bolts thereby securing the leg frames inplace and drawing the groove onto the tongue 10. The tongue and grooveconnection between the leg frame and box'aids in preventing strain andwear and also looseness by reason of the eyebolt connection. With thisconstruction it is a very simple operation either to apply or remove theleg-frames. When the frames are removed the eyebolts can, as beforestated, be turneddown outof the way in the groove 11, as shown in fulllines Fig. 5 and the legframes laid flatly against each other and uponthe box-like structure. Obviously this makes it possible to store ortransport the article in much less space than would be necessary if theleg frames were permanently fastened to the box or cabinet.

The forms of the parts can be changed without departing from theinvention as claimed.

. What I claim is- 1. In an article of furniture, the combination with atop member and a removable leg member having a tongue and grooveconnection, said top member provided with a hole, and an eyeboltfastened at one end to the leg member and adapted at its other end to beprotruded through said hole and receive afastening nut.

2. In combination with atop member and removable leg member, the topmember having a tongue and a hole and the leg member having a groove tofit on said tongue, said groove provided with a socket in its bottom andan eyebolt pivoted atone end in said socket and adapted to be protrudedthrough saidhole to receive a fastening nut on said end.

FRANK HOLTZMAN.

